Can your staff provide case management services to other post-acute care providers? Should you decide to diversify in this direction, take the advice of a colleague who has learned how to do it well.
by Audrey Kinsella It started when she would get stuck in the middle of a sentence, struggling to call to mind a word that should have flowed effortlessly from brain to mouth. Before long, it was names of friends she hadn’t seen in awhile, then names of her children and grandchildren. Finally, she was able […]
by Tim Rowan, Editor Long Term Post Acute Care has not been a priority of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society over its 30+ year history. That may finally be changing, according to three prominent HIMSS leaders. We sat down with Tom Leary, VP of Government Relations for HIMSS North America; Joseph Kvedar, MD, […]
In part 4 of her series, Darcey Trescone, RN speaks from her years of experience assisting home care agencies with software implementations, then offers a stern warning to administrators who would turn the whole project over to a software vendor’s implementation team.
by Michael Smith A successful compliance audit depends on much more than selecting the right EMR software or a company policy requiring timely document completion. Strategic use of data analytics can expose compliance issues stemming from errors by clinicians or even by the auditors themselves. It can pinpoint specific areas where education is needed to […]
× CMS has scheduled a special Open Door Forum: “New Medicare Card Project” DATE: Tuesday, March 20, 2017 (sic) TIME: 2:00 – 3:00pm EDT CMS will host a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to give providers an opportunity to ask questions about the “New Medicare Card Project.” Use this call to get answers to your questions […]
New study finds 74% of healthcare executives now interested in using automated healthcare technology to bridge key gaps in the care experience. SAN FRANCISCO — March 8, 2018 — World Business Research and Conversa Health have released a new report, “Healthcare 2020: How Automated Patient Experiences Will Transform the Landscape.” Based on direct interviews and […]
You have until the end of the month to see whether there are any mistakes on your hospice CAHPS report.
Exploring the depth of misunderstanding of the serious challenge that will be presented by HHGM and 30-day episodes.
DHHS and CMS finally agree to put patients in control of their own health data, Seema Verma told a HIMSS18 audience.
